Three decades Licence Raj was dismantled, Inspector Raj persists . Businesses must navigate 26,134 compliances hosting the threat of imprisonment. Enabling employment and wealth creation at the grassroots demands a recast of laws. By Shankkar Aiyar |Published: 13th February 2022 07:13 AM | ‘Useless laws weaken the necessary laws’. The…

Can the voting patterns of countries in the United Nations be the basis for economic relationships? WTO’s World Trade Report 2023 does just that. The bizarre exercise ignores realities — the US is India’s largest trading partner and India is a member of US-led QUAD and IPEF. …

An estimated one billion Indians are expected to vote in the world’s largest elections in 2024. The past is not necessarily the prologue. The X Factor will be probably unveiled at the Special Session of Parliament. The polls will depend on Y and W factors — over 90 million new…

China argues that the G20 is not the place for geopolitics. Fact is its geopolitical actions trigger economic consequences. As the world confronts a confluence of crises China’s agenda — of protectionism, obstructionism and expansionism — is widening the rift in the world order. By Shankkar Aiyar | The Third…

The sum of pieces thesis scaffolding the INDIA alliance faces a formidable challenge. In 2019 the BJP won 224 seats with over 50% votes. The Modified BJP is formidable but it has also struggled against regional parties. To capture the mind of voters the alliance must present a persuasive template…

Shankkar Aiyar | Thought Capital | BQ Opinion | 28 Aug 2023 | The social contract which saw the Chinese cede liberties for the promise of prosperity is unravelling. The descent of China coincides with Xi’ ascent. History often rhymes. Xi Jinping, haunted by the collapse of the Soviet…

India is poised in a Goldilocks moment as demography and demand drive growth. Growth and per capita income though is uneven across states — Telangana has a per capita income of Rs 3.08 lakh, the national average is Rs 1.96 lakh while Bihar is at Rs 54,383. …

The essence of strategy, management guru Michael Porter said, is choosing what not to do. This week, the INDIA alliance chose tactics over strategy to process the no trust debate against the Modi Sarkar. The prosecution of the charges was an astonishing display of poor strategy and lack of preparedness…

The downgrade didn’t drive the dollar down or investors to gold. Others however do not enjoy this ‘exorbitant privilege’ and are worse off after downgrades. But lower ratings have not detained populism. …